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November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michael L. Davis has joined Prudential Retirement as senior vice president and head of its Stable Value...

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baby Boomers have not totally counted out social security as a source of retirement income.

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors wanting to know more about exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can visit the ETF Education Exchange.

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Milla Krasnopolsky has joined Mercer’s Financial Strategy Group as a senior consultant and lead strategist for dynamic...

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Nebraska retirement fund is suing Wells Fargo concerning investments in the bank’s securities lending program.

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reinvestment rate risk is one of the greatest risks for long-term investors in the current market.

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly one-third (32%) of U.S. adults surveyed who would like to retire do not know if they...

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retail and institutional investors are exhibiting behavior that appears to be at odds with their investment goals,...

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The presidential election means full speed ahead for issues like health care reform and the fiduciary re-proposal.

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Volatility is likely to continue with current market conditions, but investors should keep a long-term outlook.

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court ruled a private equity firm is not liable for the pension debt of one of the companies in which it...

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most human resources (HR) managers prefer the current health care insurance system to the changes proposed under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) processed more federal retirement claims in October than it expected.

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets decreased $11.9 billion, or 0.9%, in October.

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The largest single investment risk cited by nonprofit representatives surveyed was overreaction to short-term events, cited by 58%.

November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A majority of defined contribution (DC) plan participants have not changed their behavior based on fee disclosure information they have received.

November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – October’s $45 billion funded status decline pushed pension deficit to $498 billion, according to Milliman’s Pension Funding Index.

November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com – The IRS finalized regulations that provide guidance under the anti-cutback rules of section 411(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.

November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Moving to a more risk-based system would shift Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premium costs among sponsors.

November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court found an employer did not violate ERISA by eliminating the right to transfer from a DC to a DB plan.